Memory Lane: ‘What Did Delaware?’

Hoo, boy, do I need a sanity break! The delivery man ignored the sign we taped to the door, “Place All Deliveries in the Foyer,” and left the box on the front step: I almost broke my neck on it when I stepped outside. “Foyer? What’s a foyer?” And then the bank threw up all sorts of bureaucratic obstacles to my opening a Qualifying Income Trust account for Aunt Joan so she can get on Medicaid…Eeyah!!! You should see the paperwork!

Right. Okay. Chinese food tonight. I am afraid my wife will plotz if she has to make supper, after all this.

But this song brought a smile to my face.

Perry Como, 1959–What Did Delaware? “She wore a brand New Jersey,” of course. Hey, I remember this song! And I like it even better now. It’s funny, witty, clever, and also pretty good at teaching a ten-year-old some United States geography.

Lean back and enjoy it!

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I have lived in Metuchen, NJ, all my life. I have been married to my wife Patricia since 1977. I am a former newspaper editor and reporter. I was also the owner-operator of my own small business for several years. I wrote various novels and short stories published during 1980s and 1990s. I am a long-time student of judo and Japanese swordsmanship (kenjutsu). I also play chess, basketball, and military and sports simulations.
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Oh boy! I sure remember this 🙂 And Perry Como was always one of my favorites. I used to call him the ‘armchair singer’ because it seemed to come so naturally to him, like he was lounging in his living room. And I, too, much prefer those days of innocence. Thanks, Lee.

The link is very amusing. But they got the regional division a little wrong. Not all of the non-South says “you guys” rather than “y’all.” In the Bronx, where I grew up (and I think in Brooklyn, too), it’s “yiz.” You’ll normally see it spelled “youse,” but it’s pronounced “yiz.” 🙂 Lee, I believe in northern New Jersey they actually say “youse,” right? 🙂

I remember, vaguely, that song. When I was but a tyke, I was in a drug store in Rochester, MN with my father. My dad pointed to a man on the other side of the store and told me that it was Perry Como, apparently in town for the Mayo Clinic. What a great singer/entertainer he was. In Osco rugs, he looked pretty average. 🙂